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ECHOES FROM THE ASHES – Holocaust Poems of Life, Death, and Re-Birth
Holocaust Poems of Life, Death and Re-Birth
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JEWISH VIEWS OF THE AFTERLIFE – Third Edition!
With new chapter on “Spirits, Ghosts and Dybbuks in Yiddish Literature”
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MAY THE ANGELS CARRY YOU: Jewish Prayers and Meditations for the Deathbed
May the Angels Carry You is a collection of traditional and contemporary Jewish prayers, meditations and sacred readings …
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LIVING AND DYING IN ANCIENT TIMES: Death, Burial and Mourning in Biblical Tradition
Death, Burial and Mourning in Biblical Tradition is both historical and contemporary in outlook, and explicates views of dying, death, burial and afterlife…
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THE GRIEF JOURNEY AND THE AFTERLIFE: Jewish Pastoral Care for Bereavement
THE GRIEF JOURNEY AND THE AFTERLIFE: Jewish Pastoral Care for Bereavement presents a contemporary psychological approach…
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DA’AT INSTITUTE
To everything there is a season: a time to be born, a time to die, a time to laugh, a time to weep. DA’AT INSTITUTE activities are designed to help individuals and families face death and grief with clarity, compassion and an open heart. We offer compassionate...
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SIMCHA RAPHAEL, Ph.D.
Founder of DA’AT INSTITUTE, Dr. Simcha Raphael offers counseling services to individuals, couples and families, and death awareness programs on bereavement, rituals of death and dying, and spirituality of the afterlife journey.
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GRIEF COUNSELING
Grief is a natural response to the death of a loved one, as one slowly adjusts to loss and learns to accept the reality of death. But bereavement can be an intense emotional roller coaster ride of emotions, physical ailments, and withdrawal from social interaction. It is...
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"TO UNDERSTAND DEATH IS TO UNDERSTAND LIFE!"
Welcome to the DA'AT Institute - Death Awareness, Advocacy and Training
DA’AT INSTITUTE FOR DEATH AWARENESS, ADVOCACY AND TRAINING
DA’AT INSTITUTE for Death Awareness, Advocacy and Training is dedicated to advancing Jewish perspectives on death, dying and grief for individuals, families, and communities. The activities of the DA’AT INSTITUTE include: innovative programs of death awareness education; professional development training; bereavement counseling and hospice support; and the creation of both printed and audio-visual resources to help individuals and families in responding to the human encounter with death.
DA’AT is a Hebrew word meaning “knowledge”. All programs and activities of the DA’AT INSTITUTE are uniquely designed to provide knowledge and educational resources to help people find comfort and spiritual meaning in the face of death and loss.
DA’AT Means “Knowledge”
DA’AT is a Hebrew word meaning “knowledge”. All programs and activities of the DA’AT INSTITUTE are uniquely designed to provide knowledge and educational resources to help people find comfort and spiritual meaning in the face of death and loss.
Simcha Raphael, Ph.D.
Reb SIMCHA RAPHAEL, Ph.D., Founding Director of DA’AT INSTITUTE, is available for adult education and professional development programs on death awareness education, bereavement counseling skills, rituals of death and mourning, and the spirituality of afterlife, near-death experiences, and reincarnation. In addition, as a bereavement therapist and pastoral counselor, Dr. Simcha Raphael offers individual and family grief counseling, bereavement groups and works with families to create meaningful death, burial and mourning rituals.
